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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 358 450 370
Slaughter cattle 290 342 318
Replacement cattle 68 108 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1180 936 85-90% 30 50.00–68.00 $61.06 $572 +19.62
760–1280 942 85-90% 6 32.00–49.00 $40.26 $379 -1.18
905–1370 1059 85-90% 26 69.00–79.50 $74.18 $786 -0.85
940–1255 1133 85-90% 4 81.00–85.00 $81.83 $927 -1.34
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1375 1182 80-85% 43 79.00–92.00 $85.93 $1,016 +9.51
1225–1325 1249 80-85% 7 92.00–94.50 $93.48 $1,168 —
1200–1375 1286 80-85% 9 70.00–79.00 $76.22 $980 -22.13
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1755 1484 75-80% 10 74.00–80.50 $76.88 $1,141 -13.32
1310–1855 1582 75-80% 35 83.00–95.00 $88.05 $1,393 —
1634–1873 1714 75-80% 6 96.00 $96.00 $1,645 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1695 1487 9 92.00–96.00 $93.92 $1,397 —
1240–2325 1742 29 97.00–110.00 $104.27 $1,816 —
1565–2120 1881 9 110.00–116.50 $112.91 $2,124 -9.59

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
645–1270 943 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 78.00–108.00 $94.15 $888

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1270 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,122.02
963–1355 1134 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,175.00–1,400.00 $1,358.84
1100–1280 1203 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 960.00–1,110.00 $1,056.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1105 989 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 875.00–975.00 $911.54
1050–1075 1058 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 825.00–875.00 $858.07
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225–1448 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,550.00–1,600.00 $1,575.16
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 410.00 $410.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1205 1052 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,175.00–1,225.00 $1,204.29

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1377 1377 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.